Safety and Efficacy of Off-label and Unlicensed Medicines in Children.
Conclusion: Children are still prescribed medicines that are not authorized in terms of age, weight, indications, or routes of administration. Therefore, many old products require re-assessment of authorization. More prospective clinical studies should be performed to confirm the efficacy and safety of drugs in the pediatric population.
PMID: 30190655 [PubMed - in process]
Source: J Korean Med Sci - Category: General Medicine Authors: Lee JH, Byon HJ, Choi S, Jang YE, Kim EH, Kim JT, Kim HS Tags: J Korean Med Sci Source Type: research